Water Supply & Management industry

9 companies · ₹25,194 cr · 4 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Record order books across water/waste; Middle East disruption and payment delays compress near-term margins.

Mid cyclemargin range-bound near 12.6%
Revenue YoY
+23.8%
EBITDA margin
12.6%
-410bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-10.6%
20% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
-17.1%
25.1x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 4 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
2,610 cr
Mar 26
3,603 cr
QoQ
-27.6%
Jun 25
2,108 cr
YoY
+23.8%
Peak
3,603 cr
vs peak
-27.6%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
12.6%
Mar 26
11.6%
QoQ
+100bps
Jun 25
16.7%
YoY
-410bps
Peak
16.7%
vs peak
-410bps

Breadth: 80% of 5 companies grew revenue year on year (was 100% a quarter earlier) and 0% expanded margin (was 20%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

17.29x - 37.99x across the panel today

The median name trades at 25.1x, -17.1% against this industry's own 5-year median of 30.2x, and -43.2% against its own peak of 44.1x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹25,194 cr

Va Tech Wabag Ltd is 49.3% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 94% and the top 10 are 100%.

mid 1small 3micro 56 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 25.05x, 5y ROCE above its median of 19.94%, and at least 2 growth triggers stated on the latest earnings call.

Which names clear this screen is premium

The screen runs on stated growth triggers from the latest earnings calls - the same guidance data the stock screener reserves for premium. Premium names every company in this industry that is cheap against its own median and has the triggers behind it.

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Exhibit 5Coverage (9 of 9)

Every company here with a deep dive, topped up by market cap. The rest of the industry is in the appendix.

Mcap
₹14,198 cr
P/E
36.0x
EV/EBITDA
25.4x
ROCE
18.7%
Margin
14.0%
Rev YoY
+20.8%
Mcap
₹6,560 cr
P/E
66.8x
EV/EBITDA
25.1x
ROCE
9.3%
Margin
9.3%
Rev YoY
+20.1%
Mcap
₹3,646 cr
P/E
20.2x
EV/EBITDA
13.1x
ROCE
19.5%
Margin
24.9%
Rev YoY
+49.1%
Mcap
₹764 cr
P/E
14.3x
EV/EBITDA
9.3x
ROCE
15.9%
Margin
29.5%
Rev YoY
-12.8%
Mcap
₹1,740 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹751 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
8.4x
ROCE
13.7%
Margin
19.6%
Rev YoY
+20.7%
Mcap
₹373 cr
P/E
20.4x
EV/EBITDA
12.7x
ROCE
16.8%
Margin
30.1%
Rev YoY
+36.9%
Mcap
₹358 cr
P/E
13.4x
EV/EBITDA
15.6x
ROCE
35.1%
Margin
15.4%
Rev YoY
+135.7%
Mcap
₹109 cr
P/E
8.5x
EV/EBITDA
6.0x
ROCE
25.6%
Margin
16.0%
Rev YoY
-

Exhibit 6What managements said

from Other Utilities earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
tailwindOrder books at historic highs signal multi-year revenue visibility5 managements

Five companies independently reported order books at or near record levels: WABAG at INR 19,400 Cr (>4x revenue, +33% YoY), EIEL at ₹6,814 Cr (+242% YoY), Concord Enviro at INR…

  • WABAG (Q1FY27): “Our order book position reached a historic high of INR 194 billion, that is INR 19,400…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

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AppendixThe other 0 companies

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